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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Patented Jan. 22, 1907.

Application filed .Beamter 13,1906. serai No. 347,625.

To all-whom it may concern.:

. Beit `known that I, JOHN MCCLURE, acitin zen of the United States, residing at Weatherby, in the county of Dekalb and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements inWeeding-I-Ioes, of which the fo owing is a specification.

` This -iuventionis a weeding-hoe, and has for its ,object anim lement of this kind ro.- vided. with a doub e-edged blade whic is 'mounted in such a way that either cutting edge is automatically brought into proper Working position when the implement 1s in is an elevation of theinvention. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig.v 3 is a section on the line 3 3 ,of Fi 2. l A

c Reerring speciiically to the drawings', 5 denotesA the hoe-handle, in the lower end of I which is inserted and secured in any suitable manner the shank of a fork 6, to which the E hoe-.blade 7 is connected. The .blade is double-edged, so that the implement may be used b pushing .it forwardly or pulling it back.A

T e cutting edges of the blade are indicated at 8 and 9, respectively.

' At the endsof the hoe-blade are upstanding arlns 10, whereby the blade is pivotally secured to .the fork 6. ,At the outer end of 'the fork-arms are downward extensions 11,

' and at the front and rear ends of such 'exten-- sions are inturned flanges 12 and 18, res ec- 12 and 13, which serve as stops to limit such swing.

The manner in which. the hoe-blade is mounted causes it to automatically swing into Working osition, it being desirable that the cutting e ges be' presented to the ground Upon pushing the implement forwardly the blade swings rearwardly until the arms are stopped by the flanges 13.` When the implement' is pulled back, the blade swings .forwardV until the arms 10 are stopped by flanges 12. and 13 with respect to the pivot 14 is such that ineither ositionthe cuttin edgeswillbe presented to t e ground at the esired angle.

1. In a hoe, a pivotally-mounted blade, and stops between which the blade swings.

2. In a hoe, a vertically-swinging blade, and stops to limit the swing of the blade in 'either direction.

3. In a hoe, a blade-support, a blade having at its ends upstanding armsy pivotal'ly connected. to thesnpport, and sto s for the arms to limit the swing of the bla e.

ends u standing arms pivotally connected to the for between thesto s. 4

In testimony whereof aiiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN' MCCLURE. Witnesses:

JAMES R. JONES,

C. N. KALosAN.

The position of the flanges 1 2- at a slight angle when using the implement. c

4. In a hoe, a forked blade-support having stop projections, anda blade having at its 

